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Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Goodbye in Fear, Goodbye in Sorrow

“Goodbye in fear, goodbye in sorrow,
Goodbye, and all in vain,
Never to meet again, my dear—”
“Never to part again.”
“Goodbye today, goodbye tomorrow,
Goodbye till earth shall wane,
Never to meet again, my dear—”
“Never to part again.”

Sing-Song
A Nursery Rhyme Book

#English #Victorians #Women

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